Author: Nikki In a Nutshell

I was in the passenger seat of a friends car today & she took me through a few neighborhoods that were hit by the tornadoes a while back. We went through fairgrounds & o’fallon parks. Believe me when I tell you that an unbelievable amount of trees were gone. Trees I’ve been looking at/interacting with for decades. I got to lay eyes on a few places where I spent good chunks of my childhood. Every place is so run down. Still I’d like to go inside of a few of them. I remain fond of a few things … but the people … I could have done without. They never fail to mess things up.

… has been a long one. Our dear brother fell asleep in death very early this morning.

… I got up early yesterday to get a hair cut! I love getting my hair cut! 4-5 inches were left on the floor. Did a Target run for the 40L weekender bag & some clif bars for go bags. Today I’ll go out for a few more goodies for our go bags namely beef jerky & roasted seaweed. And hopefully get by a second hand store … or two! My to do lists have been insane as of late!! Got several more tasks to complete & certain more will be added in before it’s all said & done.

Today I worked on my emergency go bags. Last night it occurred to me how to best utilize the bags I have & ‘what’ to put ‘where’. The revelations put a great deal in motion. I’ve had bags up til now using the contents & shuffling things around over time. I’m now replenishing! I do pray the situation warranting their use be mild for everyone involved.